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Definition of Fore

1. Adverb. Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane. "The captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"

2. Adjective. Situated at or toward the bow of a vessel.

3. Noun. Front part of a vessel or aircraft. "He pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

Definition of Fore

1. n. Journey; way; method of proceeding.

2. adv. In the part that precedes or goes first; -- opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.

3. a. Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; -- opposed to back or behind; as, the fore part of a garment; the fore part of the day; the fore and of a wagon.

4. n. The front; hence, that which is in front; the future.

5. prep. Before; -- sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of afore or before.

Definition of Fore

1. Proper noun. A people and language of Papua New Guinea. ¹

2. Adjective. (obsolete) Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous. (defdate 15th-18th c.) ¹

3. Adjective. Forward; situated towards the front (of something). (defdate from 16th c.) ¹

4. Interjection. (golf) An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction. ¹

5. Noun. The front; the foreward part of something; the foreground. ¹

6. Verb. (simple past of fare) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fore

1. the front part of something [n -S]

Medical Definition of Fore

1. 1. Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; opposed to back or behind; as, the fore part of a garment; the fore part of the day; the fore and of a wagon. "The free will of the subject is preserved, while it is directed by the fore purpose of the state." (Southey) 2. Fore bay, a reservoir or canal between a mill race and a water wheel; the discharging end of a pond or mill race. 3. Fore girth, a girth for the fore part (of a horse, etc); a martingale. 4. Fore leg, one of the front legs of a quadruped, or multiped, or of a chair. (06 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fore

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